HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2026-3622ORDINANCE NO. 3622
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL
CODE TO IMPLEMENT DISTRICT-BASED NOMINATIONS
FOR CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND
CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR REASSIGNMENT OF SEAT
DESIGNATIONS WHEN APPOINTMENT PROCESSES ARE
ADJUSTED
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2025, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista directed
the City Clerk, in coordination with the City Attorney, to review the City’s boards and
commissions appointment framework and return with recommended amendments to support
greater district-based representation, consistent with applicable legal requirements, subject-matter
expertise considerations, and the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, on January 20, 2026, the City Council received a presentation regarding
potential amendments and directed staff to return with an ordinance redesignating four seats, one
per City Council district, on certain boards and commissions to use the district-based nomination
process described in CVMC Section 2.25.052(C), without imposing a district residency
requirement on appointees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council’s direction applied to the following bodies: the Board of
Library Trustees, Charter Review Commission, Sustainability Commission, Traffic Safety
Commission, and Veterans Advisory Commission; and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2026, the City Council further directed that appointees to district-
nominated seats on the Traffic Safety Commission be required to reside in the corresponding
district; and
WHEREAS, under the proposed district-based nomination process, each redesignated seat
would be nominated for appointment by the corresponding District Councilmember subject to
approval by a majority vote of the full City Council in accordance with the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, CVMC 2.25.035 currently establishes a process by which the City Clerk shall
propose reassignment of seat designations for City Council consideration and approval when seat
qualifications are modified; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clarify that this existing reassignment process also
applies when appointment processes are adjusted, in order to promote administrative clarity and
ensure orderly transition as terms expire and seats are redesignated.
NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. The following sections in various chapters in Chula Vista Municipal Code Title
2 are hereby amended and shall read as follows:
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2.25.035 Membership – Changes to seat qualifications.
A. If changes are made to the qualifications for one or more seats on a board or
commission, including redistricting having occurred, seats being changed from at-large to district-
based, qualifications or the applicable appointment process being changed for a seat, or a similar
event, the City Clerk shall recommend to the City Council for approval the assignments of the
seated members to the seats, with the intent of reducing disruption to the board or commission, to
the extent possible.
B. When a member is reassigned, the member shall retain the term dates they were
originally assigned. Reassigning a seat shall not extend a term or allow a member to serve more
consecutive terms than the member would otherwise be entitled to serve.
C. Notwithstanding subsection (A) of this section, if a member does not qualify under the
new requirements for the seat to which the member has been assigned, the member nonetheless
shall be entitled to serve out the remainder of the member’s term, with a q ualified replacement to
be appointed and seated for the succeeding term.
2.29.040 Membership.
The Commission shall consist of seven voting members, to be appointed in accordance with Article
VI of the City Charter and Chapter 2.25 CVMC.
1. General Appointments. Three Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the general appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(A).
2. District-Based Appointments. Four Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the district-based appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(C).
Members are not required to reside in the corresponding City Council district.
2.32.060 Membership.
The Sustainability Commission shall consist of seven Voting Members and two Youth Advisory
Members, to be appointed in accordance with Article VI of the City Charter and Chapter 2.25
CVMC.
1. General Appointments. Three Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the general appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(A).
2. District-Based Appointments. Four Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the district-based appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(C).
Members are not required to reside in the corresponding City Council district.
3. Youth Advisory Members. Two Youth Advisory Members shall meet the qualifications
specified in CVMC 2.25.030(E) and shall be nominated and appointed in accordance with
the general appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(A).
2.39.040 Membership.
The Commission shall consist of seven voting members, to be appointed in accordance with Article
VI of the City Charter and Chapter 2.25 CVMC.
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1. General Appointments. Three Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the general appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(A).
2. District-Based Appointments. Four Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the district-based appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(C).
Members are not required to reside in the corresponding City Council district.
2.44.030 Membership.
The Traffic Safety Commission shall consist of seven Members who shall be appointed in
accordance with Article VI of the City Charter and Chapter 2.25 CVMC.
1. General Appointments. Three Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the general appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(A).
2. District-Based Appointments. Four Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the district-based appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(C).
Members must be a resident of the corresponding Council district and must maintain their
district residency throughout their tenure.
2.45.040 Membership.
In accordance with Charter Section 605, the Board of Library Trustees shall consist of five Voting
Members and one Youth Advisory Member, to be appointed in accordance with Article VI of the
City Charter and Chapter 2.25 CVMC.
1. General Appointment. One Voting Member shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the general appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(A).
2. District-Based Appointments. Four Voting Members shall be nominated and appointed in
accordance with the district-based appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(C).
Members are not required to reside in the corresponding City Council district.
3. Youth Advisory Member. One Youth Advisory Member shall meet the qualifications
specified in CVMC 2.25.030(E) and shall be nominated and appointed in accordance with
the general appointment process specified in CVMC 2.25.052(A).
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any
reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction,
that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its
application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista
hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses or
phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
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Section III. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to
duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in
light of that intent.
Section IV. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published or posted according to law.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC Marco A. Verdugo
City Clerk City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 5th day of May 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, and Inzunza
NAYS: Councilmembers: Preciado and McCann
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 3622 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 21st day of April 2026,
and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day
of May 2026 and was duly published in summary form in accordance with the requirements of
state law and the City Charter.
Dated Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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